Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-11-26
SATURDAY, NOV. 90, 1887.
The Municipal Election.

The Municipal Election.
The ball is opened in earnestfor the
municipal election which takes place
on the Fifth day of next December.
There are no less than nine OF the fiji
teen members Of the City Council to
choose, for by the resignation OF Alder
man Hyans in the Fourth ward there
is a vacancy to fill. There are three
members of the School Board to elect,
and fifteen Freeholders whose duty it
shall be to make a city charter. Al
though there is no general city cleo
ton the issue OF the contest on the
first Monday in the next month Is OF
exceeding importance.
The Freeholders' body is already
quite clearly defined before vote
is cast; for by concert OF action both
the leading parties have put a joint
ticket in the field which is pretty
sure to be elected. To be sure, the
Prohibition party will run complete
ticket, but this wing of Republican
ism has endorsed a large portion
OF the joint ticket OF the other parties.
The complexion of the School
Board is always matter
deserving the mot earnest attention
of the voter. In the present instance,
80 crowded are our schools and so
pressing the necessity of providing
more room, that the demand for pro-
gressive men, for men with resources
in cases of emergency, is emphatic.
The council chosen next month will
be called upon to act at a period the
most impo tant in the history OF the
city. During their incumbeney there
will be large sums of money to handle
and valuable contracts to let. Ability
and honesty are indispensable. No
j ,bbers should find room in the
aldermanic body.
Last night the straight Republicans
held their ward caucuses, and the Pro
hibition detection OF that body held a
general meeting dt which ticket was
recommended. 1t is a noteworthy
fact that the Prohibition party had a
large gathering in which a great num-
Der of women participated, while the
Republican meetings were rather tame
affairs, with few OF the citizens to the
fore. In the Third ward it was stated
that the handful of voters present at
the caucus was to be attributed to the
fact that the Republicans in that wa'd
were at the Prohibition meeting. The
names of the candidates set
up on both sides will be
found in our local columns.
1t is not our purpose at this time to
di scuss the merits OF the two tickets at
any great length. The names on the
two lists are tolerably well-known to
our readers, and the intelligent citi-
zen will not have much trouble to
Judge between them. So far as the
Prohibition issue is concerned, there |
is not so wide difference between the
tickets. While all on the ticket of |
the temperance people are for absolute
a large majority of the
ticket would favor the
same measure did they dare to
hope for its success. They are, in
fact, Prohibitionists, and will vote for
that principle whenever it comes up,
no matter on which ticket they may
be elected.
In point OF merit, while the Repub-
lean ticket contains the names of gen.
lemen who are above reproach or sus-
,icion, it will certainly be generally
bought that the advocates of water
traight lead their lukewarm breth-
en- by long distance in this respect.
Waving their wrongheadedness in
his matter of sumptuary laws, the
cket of the Prohibition faction
a good one. In the
epublican list are the names OF men
HON the public will not entrust with
70 affairs OF the city at this crucial
,riod of its existence. The Demo-
attic caucuses will be held next Mon
y evening, and until our party has
mpleted this portion OF its work, we !,
efer to abstain from further compar-
N. But we call upon the voters in
wards to turn out. to take a II
ely interest in this matter, and ca
see to it that men OF tn
Ring worth are named for office. is
ere is at this moment grave danger pr
It the city may be given over to be rit
20 lar as sumptuary laws are be